'It's amazing': Glen Ellyn District 41 offers full-day kindergarten with 12-classroom center Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 has unveiled a new kindergarten center with a tree house theme and its own mascot. The 12-classroom center allows the district to offer all-day kindergarten. “To see it all come together into this … I am beyond thrilled that we're here,” Superintendent Jeff McHugh said.
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Protesters try to block vehicles at key immigration building in suburban Broadview Protesters tried to block vehicles Friday outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, leading to a confrontation with authorities who used a chemical agent to disperse the crowd.
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More than 400 arrests made in Chicago area operation so far, top immigration official says Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.
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Speakers again debate transgender students' access to sports teams at District 211 meeting Supporters and critics of a state law enabling transgender students to participate on sports teams consistent with their gender identity again debated the issue at the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Thursday.
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Blue clues: How police are easing anxiety for citizens with autism Getting pulled over by a police officer, or any other unexpected encounter with law enforcement, is stressful, all the more so for a person who struggles with social interactions and communication as a result of autism. Easing that anxiety is the idea behind two suburban departments’ new Blue Envelope Program.
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